This is really a 'what is your favourite loco?' question. We all have different tastes so to ask what we think is the best will get many different answers. What sort of locos do you like Louis, if you let us know we may be able to help you buy a good one.

It is difficult to choose an given Hornby model let alone engine so I would suggest some of the 0-6-0 tender locomotives that aren't immediately seen as popular mainstream models. For example the LNER J15 (if I could find an excuse for one of these I would) and the SR Q1.

Such superb models have the potential to appear on so many layouts; large or small and (in my humble opinion) are of greater modelling interest than (say) large mainline pacific locomotives of which so many types are produced.

The 2 BIL /2 HAL electric multiple units were also exciting models and it would be nice to see electric stock (both DC & AC) modelled from around the UK.

My 'best' recent purchase was R3384 King George fitted with TTS sound decoder.......a very well detailed model.......available from Rails DCC ready as the TTS decoder removed at a bargain £89.50.........HB

This is really a 'what is your favourite loco?' question. We all have different tastes so to ask what we think is the best will get many different answers. What sort of locos do you like Louis, if you let us know we may be able to help you buy a good one.

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